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Occurrence of peacock wrasse Iniistius pavo in the Sea of Oman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2014

Laith A. Jawad ,
Juma M. Al-Mamry ,
Haithem Al-Busaidi  and
Dawood Al-Mamary
Laith A. Jawad*
Affiliation:
Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
Juma M. Al-Mamry
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Haithem Al-Busaidi
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Dawood Al-Mamary
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L.A. Jawad, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand email: laith_jawad@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The presence of the fish species Iniistius pavo is confirmed in the Sea of Oman. One adult specimen (420 mm total length) was caught from the waters around the City of Muscat, Sea of Oman, giving a new ichthyofaunal record for the area and new maximum length for the species.

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new recordOmanLabridaerange extensionrecord size
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e56
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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